Writer’s Corner – 2020 – Post #1

Writer’s Corner – 2020 – Post #1

How do head knowledge, gut knowledge, and fingertip knowledge apply to writers?

My two cents, but please share yours:

• Head knowledge:
  – acquired instantly, or within a few days, through observation, the five senses, classes, how-to videos, blogs, etc.
  – particularly useful to writers doing research
• Gut knowledge:
  – head knowledge processed (about six months) for how it relates to other knowledge we possess and for why it may or may not be important
  – helpful to writers creating introductory, light, or summary pieces
• Fingertip knowledge:
  – gut knowledge internalized (roughly twenty years) until it instinctively shoots our fingertips and onto the page
  – typically acquired through apprenticeships and/or practice, practice, practice
  – necessary for writers to develop into master storytellers

What are your thoughts on this topic?